| Sharonda Johnson |
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Senior
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| Hometown:
Raleigh, N.C.
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| High School:
Southeast Raleigh
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| Event:
Jumps
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| Birthdate:
07/09/1984
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| Special Honors:
All-American, Outdoor Triple Jump (2004)
Academic All-American (2004)
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Indoor 2007: Long Jump @ A-10 18'8.75", Triple Jump @ VA Tech LC with record holding jump of 43'3", High Jump @ A-10 5'7" --2005: Conference USA Champion in the triple jump for the second straight season ... Competed at the NCAA Championships, finishing in a tie for 13th overall ... Missed out on All-America status by just one spot ... Sixth-best distance at NCAA championships by an underclassman ... It was her second NCAA Indoor Championship in a row ... Qualified for nationals with a school-record leap of 13.14 meters (43 feet, 1.5 inches) at the Virginia Tech Invitational ... Also tied the school's high jump record by clearing 1.78 meters (5 feet, 10 inches) at the UNC Invitational ... Had team's fourth-best long jump distance of the season (5.31m, 17-5.25) ... 2004: The first woman in school history to compete at the NCAA Indoor Championships in Arkansas ... Placed 15th in the triple jump with a distance of 41-1.75 ... Won the Conference USA title for the triple jump with a championship record of 42-11 ... Qualified for NCAAs with a school-record distance of 43-0.25 at the Virginia Tech Last Chance meet ... Named Conference USA Athlete of the Week, Jan. 27, after posting her first NCAA qualifying mark of 42-3.25 at the Clemson Invitational ... Won the triple jump four times during the season ... Also competed in the long jump, placing as high as fifth at the Clemson Opener with a season-best 17-5.5 ... 2003: Set the school record in the high jump as a freshman with a height of 5-8 at the Christopher Newport Winter Frolic ... Had the team's top for marks in the high jump ... Recorded her best performance of the season in the triple jump at the Niswonger Foundation Invitational with a fifth-place finish of 38-11.5.
Outdoor 2006: Long Jump @ A-10 18'10", Triple Jump @ Duke 42'4.75", High Jump @ A-10 5'7" --2005: Did not compete ... 2004: Earned All-America recognition with an 11th-place finish in the triple jump at the NCAA Championships, the highest mark of any Charlotte athlete last year ... established a school record in her best leap of the season at Texas Relays ... went 43-0.25 feet (13.11m) to qualify for NCAA's ... Florida Relays triple jump champion ... first All-America honoree for Charlotte since 1995 ... Conference USA Champion in the triple ... one of five meet-winning performances last year ... Academic All-American selection with a 3.867 GPA in chemistry ... only the second Academic A-A honoree from track & field ... had the team's top ten triple jump distances of the year ... 2003: Posted an NCAA regional qualifying mark in the triple jump at the Orange and Purple Classic ... Finished fourth in the event with a 40-11 distance ... Placed seventh at the C-USA Championships with a distance of 39-1.75 ... A USATF Junior All-American in the triple jump.
Prep: The state champion in the triple jump as a junior and senior at Southeast Raleigh ... Also won conference and region titles in 2001 and 2002 ... The conference champ in the long jump those years as well ... 2002 conference champ for the high jump ... Named the 2002 Wake County Girl's Track Athlete of the Year ... Earned Southeast Raleigh Female Athlete of the Year honors in 2002.
Personal: Daughter of Ron and Shirbey Johnson ... Majoring in chemistry with a minor in mathematics ... Born July 9, 1984.
